CentralTex
Member
Central Texas - $1.75 = 4 minutes. Debra thanks for starting this thread. Very informative.
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Where are you located and what is your start-up price/minutes?
- Thread starter Debra Gorgos
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CentralTex
Member
Also $2 for credit card minimum for 4 minutes
AZcarwashman
Active member
Phoenix, AZ
$3 for 5 minutes. No bonus time, same CC same, $3 for 5 minutes minimum count up. Will be going to $3 for 4 minutes 1/1/22
$3 for 5 minutes. No bonus time, same CC same, $3 for 5 minutes minimum count up. Will be going to $3 for 4 minutes 1/1/22
AZcarwashman
Active member
I’d go $4 for 4. Just tell customers you raised the price, but you also raised the time. Make it sound like you’re doing them a favor. Also, you’ll then get at least $8 out of bucket washers and at least a minimum ticket of $4 for those that spray out truck beds etc. and leave. Maybe, the $4 for 4 price will send these undesirable type of customers elsewhere. In the end, it’d be nice to have a $4 minimum either way if your area supports the price/time increase.
Carwashmafia
Member
Southern CA
Cards only no cash
Bays $5.00 for 10 mins
Vacs $2.00 for 6 mins
Cards only no cash
Bays $5.00 for 10 mins
Vacs $2.00 for 6 mins
seattleguy
Member
Seattle Washington
$6 start for 4 mins. $1.50 each additional minute
$3 3 mins vacuums.
no cash all credit cards
$6 start for 4 mins. $1.50 each additional minute
$3 3 mins vacuums.
no cash all credit cards
OurTown
Well-known member
AZcarwashman
Active member
Wow! Do you have any competition?
I've been to Seattle guy car wash numerous times and it's a nice well run operation. Things are really expensive here so that's what we have to charge up here in the Pacific Northwest. The last 3 times I've raised my prices I've gotten zero complaints. Gasoline has gone up almost .50 a gallon in the last month. They say it's going to hit $4.00 a gallon by summer. When gas prices go up we see a drop off of car wash business and more illegal dumping.
GoBuckeyes
Self-Serve and Automatics
Those would be a lot of positives , however, the $4 start is a much more in your face price increase. On the flip, 3 minutes isn’t much time. I’m going to have to mull this one over for a while.
seattleguy
Member
Not much competition close by. All the other car washes have been sold and torn down to build mixed use buildings. (apartments on top of 1 story of retail. I need to raise my prices again soon. Seattle is a really expensive place to live and run a business.
SanDiegoSS
Member
San Diego
$3 for 5mins bays - 3 locations. $2 3mins 20secs - 1 location
$1 4mins vacs
doing a price increase soon. planning on $3 for 4mins
$3 for 5mins bays - 3 locations. $2 3mins 20secs - 1 location
$1 4mins vacs
doing a price increase soon. planning on $3 for 4mins
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Martins
Active member
Damn.. SE MI
$1.25 for 3 mins ($3 min 15 max on cc) when we installed our new boxes i changed from 1.25 for 4 mins to the 3. no complaints that i know of .25 more then my competition for less time and paired with the CC on count up.... its actually starting to turn some sort of profit! but I'm also using strong products and really have a great show and smell.
.75 for i believe 3 mins on vac
$1.25 for 3 mins ($3 min 15 max on cc) when we installed our new boxes i changed from 1.25 for 4 mins to the 3. no complaints that i know of .25 more then my competition for less time and paired with the CC on count up.... its actually starting to turn some sort of profit! but I'm also using strong products and really have a great show and smell.
.75 for i believe 3 mins on vac
